Oorlog in Oekraïne #978: Uno Reverse

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Scholz: Striking Military Targets on Russian Territory With Western Weapons Won’t Lead to Escalation
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not believe that striking military targets on Russian territory with German-supplied weapons will lead to escalation.

“We are convinced that this will not lead to escalation, because — as the US President also said — the question is only about being able to defend such large cities as, for example, Kharkiv,” Scholz said on Monday, June 3, according to German media Rheinische Post.

The Chancellor noted that the decision to grant Kyiv the right to use German weapons was carefully considered in cooperation with Germany’s “friends and allies.” At the same time, Scholz assured German citizens that he would never allow pressure on himself to make “wrong and untimely decisions.”

On may 31, Germany has officially authorized Ukraine to use German-supplied weapons against bordering Russian territory near Kharkiv. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit explained the change in Berlin’s position on this issue by the increase in attacks by the Russian army in the Kharkiv region, which were “prepared, coordinated and carried out” from positions directly adjacent to the Russian border. “We all agree that Ukraine has the right to defend itself from these attacks under international law,” Hebestreit said.

The United States and a number of other Western countries have granted Kyiv the same right.

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Russia presents Drakon TOS-3 MRL for the first time

The Russian Ministry of Defense has presented its new TOS-3 Drakon flamethrower system with an extended range for the first time.

Russian media published footage of the rocket launcher.

The new Russian flamethrower system was presented on June 3 during a solemn event dedicated to the formation of the 1st Mobile NBC Protection Brigade of the NBC Protection Troops.

The organizers presented the audience with the military equipment and weapons that this military formation is equipped with. This may indicate the beginning of TOS-3 deliveries to the Russian Armed Forces.

Judging by the images, the TOS-3 is a further development of the TOS-1 system, which is based on the same T-72 tank chassis. The platform has traditionally received the Kontakt-5 ERA.

In addition, for the first time, the TOS-3 artillery system and the nearby TOS-2 system were fitted with standard factory-made anti-drone grilles to protect the missile launcher. The grilles themselves are also equipped with antennas of the Volnorez electronic warfare system.

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Russia Forcibly Sending Military Deserters to Front Line: Reports
Russia is forcibly sending its military deserters to the front line in Ukraine, according to an investigation.

Verstka, an independent Russian news outlet that was founded shortly after Ukraine war began, said in an investigation published on Monday that hundreds of Russians who refuse to fight in Ukraine are being forcibly deployed to the battlefield. Some are held at gunpoint and are physically abused or detained if they resist.

Newsweek has contacted Russia's Defense Ministry for comment by email.

Desertion has been an issue for Russia's military throughout President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In November 2022, the British Defense Ministry said Kremlin generals may have sanctioned the use of weapons against deserters, "including possibly authorizing shooting to kill such defaulters after a warning had been given."

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Up to 4,000 soldiers to protect Peace Summit in Switzerland
The Swiss army began providing security on Monday, 3 June for the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland at the Bürgenstock mountain resort near the city of Lucerne.

Source: Swissinfo, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Up to 4,000 military personnel from the Swiss Armed Forces will assist in various tasks from 5 to 19 June, including security, surveillance, command support and logistics.

The authorities are also stepping up measures to protect the airspace. The government has implemented airspace restrictions at the request of the canton of Nidwalden.

The Peace Summit in Switzerland will take place on 15-16 June.

Background:
• John Kirby, ​​US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, stressed that the United States' support for Ukraine would remain unchanged, regardless of who represents the US at the planned Peace Summit in Switzerland.
• The White House announced that US Vice President Kamala Harris and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan would represent the US at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland on 15-16 June.
• The media reported that US President Joe Biden had scheduled pre-election events in California in mid-June, so neither he nor Vice President Kamala Harris would be able to participate in the conference in Switzerland.
• In total, 107 countries and organisations have confirmed their participation in the summit.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 20:54 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Night drones destroyed a convoy of vehicles in the Russian rear

The Russians demonstrated a destroyed artillery convoy that had been hit by Ukrainian night drones in the rear behind the front line.

The video was posted by the Russia no context Telegram channel.

The footage captures three vehicles under fire that were hit behind the invaders’ lines while moving in a convoy. One of the trucks was loaded with unidentified boxes, and the third was towing a 152 mm 2A36 Giatsint-B gun.

According to the authors of the video, who were passing by the burning convoy, the night FPV drones hit the Russian equipment.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 20:18 schreef icecreamfarmer_NL het volgende:

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En omdat Nederland of de EU niet in een verdedigingsoorlog zitten.
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waarom worden die niet weggeknuppeld?

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Ukrainian government confirms allocation of US$2 billion of soft loans from South Korea for reconstruction
The Ukrainian government has adopted a draft bill On the Ratification of Framework Agreement between the Ukrainian Government and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Loans from the Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (EDCF) for 2024-2029 on 4 June.

Source: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Details: The adoption of this draft bill is necessary for the Framework Agreement on the EDCF loans for 2024-2029 in the amount of US$2.1 billion, signed on 19 April 2024 in Washington (US), to enter into force.

"These funds will be directed at the procurement of equipment and reconstruction projects which will be implemented by the state or state companies with the state guarantee granted, as well as at financing the state budget. Receiving long-term and low-interest loans will facilitate Ukraine's restoration of production potential and create new workplaces," explains Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:07 schreef oheng het volgende:
Nieuwe aanvalsvoertuigen van de russen gesignaleerd. Er moet nog wel een kippenhok omheen.

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Vrachtwagens aan de linkerkant zijn al in productie sinds 1977.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:07 schreef oheng het volgende:
Nieuwe aanvalsvoertuigen van de russen gesignaleerd. Er moet nog wel een kippenhok omheen.

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Vrachtwagens aan de linkerkant zijn al in productie sinds 1977.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:09 schreef BEFEM het volgende:

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Snap nooit dat jij al zo lang op FOK! zit en nog steeds altijd verkeerd aan het quoten bent.

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Kremlin welcomes Turkey's reported desire to join BRICS
MOSCOW/ANKARA (Reuters) - Russia welcomes Turkey's reported desire to become part of the BRICS group of nations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, saying the subject would be on the agenda of the organisation's next summit.

Peskov said there was heightened interest in BRICS - a group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates - from various states, but said it was unlikely the grouping could completely satisfy all interested nations.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:20 schreef icecreamfarmer_NL het volgende:

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Dat komt omdat op de mobiele versies hij de quote opslaat als je een pagina terug gaat.

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Bulgarian president says allowing Ukraine to strike Russia leads to "nuclear Armageddon"
Rumen Radev criticizes the idea of sending Western instructors to Ukraine

Allowing Ukraine to attack targets inside Russia with Western weapons threatens to escalate the conflict into "nuclear Armageddon," stated Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, as reported by the Bulgarian service of Radio Free Europe.

Radev's comments came after some NATO member countries authorized Ukraine to use their weapons for strikes on Russian territory. Some states indicated they had never imposed restrictions on this.

"With the decision to allow strikes with Western weapons deep into Russia and the formalization of sending advisors and instructors to the front, these red lines have already been crossed. Unfortunately, our politicians are becoming part of some of these inappropriate decisions, with all the consequences that follow," the Bulgarian president said.

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Almost $2 billion has been additionally allocated for the HIMARS production

Lockheed Martin was awarded a huge contract to manufacture additional HIMARS systems.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it was allocating $1.92 billion to the company that manufactures these systems.

The new funding is provided under the existing contract W31P4Q-24-D-0019.

All M142 HIMARS rocket systems within this contract are to be delivered by May 2028.

Nevertheless, the terms of the agreement may be supplemented by new orders.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 20:58 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:35 schreef oheng het volgende:

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Uiteraard, je koopt ze 2e hands in, en je zet ze als nieuw in de boekhouding. Het verschil mag je houden.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 21:22 schreef Delenlill het volgende:
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Wtf, Turkije speelt weer een vies spelletje. Of zij will daadwerkelijk bij de BRICS, of zij willen dit gebruiken als chantage middel om bij de EU te komen als vast lid.

Of natuurlijk van beide walletjes snoepen.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:07 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Turkije mag toch zelf bepalen wat het doet, net als Oekraïne dat mag om NAVO lid te worden. Het valt me wel op in dit topic als iets iemand niet gezind is er zo'n toon aangeslagen wordt terwijl ze bij Oekraïne steeds schreeuwen "aaach, eigen keuze blabla".

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:12 schreef Delenlill het volgende:

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Op dit ogenblik is Rusland de vijand van de EU en van de NAVO. En China is ook niet één van onze beste vrienden.

De BRICS wordt door Rusland ingezet als pressie middel en ook als propaganda voertuig.

Als Oekraine bij de BRICS had gezeten was de kans ook kleiner geweest dat zij bij de EU en NAVO zouden komen. Net zoals zij onderdeel waren geweest van de Sovjet Unie nog (als die nog had bestaan). Dan hadden wij Oekraine nooit toegelaten.

Natuurlijk was in die gevallen er nu ook geen oorlog in Oekraine door Rusland. Tenminste niet op een grote schaal.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:10 schreef oheng het volgende:

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Dat niet alleen, ze gebruiken ook brommerts om munitie te vervoeren. 1 mortier aan beide kanten, en gaan.

Weinig efficient hoor ik je zeggen, aangezien je grote hoeveelheden mortiermunitie nodig hebt?
Een Kamaz vrachtwagen is niet veel beter.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:14 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Nogmaals, Turkije mag toch zelf weten wat ze willen.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:14 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Nogmaals, Turkije mag toch zelf weten wat ze willen.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:15 schreef Perrin het volgende:

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Zouden er drones bestaan die antitankmijnen kunnen leggen op dit soort wegen?

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The Russian military has deployed S-300 missile systems in the vicinity of private homes in occupied Crimea, causing concern and discontent among their residents.
The Russian-language Crimean Vetier Telegram channel, which opposes the Kremlin regime, broke the news on Tuesday, saying that the rockets were deployed “between private houses on the seventh kilometer of the route to Balaklava.”

They explained that previously, these launchers were deployed on a hill on the 10th kilometer of the same route.

“Now, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to destroy the air defense systems in Crimea one by one, people became afraid of such a neighborhood,” the channel said.

Sevastopol is the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed in Crimea. Due to frequent attacks by Ukrainian forces, most of the formation’s ships have been moved to bases on Russian territory.

On Friday, Ukraine’s Security Service said its drones had destroyed a $100 million long-range radiolocation station in Crimea that was helping the invaders control a 380-kilometer section of the frontline.

Military successes
Last Thursday, the General Staff of Ukraine reported a successful attack using long-range ATACMS missiles on a ferry crossing of the Kerch Strait in Crimea.

Two ferries were damaged as a result of the strike. Russian authorities then closed the ferry crossing and the bridge across the Kerch Strait, leading from the peninsula to Russia.

On the same day, naval drones belonging to Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR) destroyed two Russian navy boats off the coast of Crimea.

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Biden believes Ukraine does not need to join NATO to achieve peace
The U.S. President recalled the time when he was a Senator and visited Ukraine. According to him, "there was significant corruption"

Peace in Ukraine means ensuring that Russia will never be able to attack it again and for this, NATO membership is not a necessity, U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview with Time.

"Peace looks like making sure Russia never, never, never, never occupies Ukraine. That's what peace looks like. And it doesn't mean NATO, they are part of NATO. It means we have a relationship with them like we do with other countries, where we supply weapons so they can defend themselves in the future," Biden said.

The American president recalled that he was one of those who did not support the "NATOization" of Ukraine. To substantiate his statements, Biden recalled the time when he was a Senator and was on a month-long visit to Ukraine: "There was significant corruption. There was a circumstance that was really difficult."

Biden also rejected the notion that NATO is on a slippery slope to war with Russia by helping Ukraine.

"No, we're on a slippery slope for war if we don't do something about Ukraine," he said.

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Russia’s only cystic fibrosis hospital to be repurposed for wounded Ukraine veterans
The only hospital in Russia that specialises in treating cystic fibrosis is to be redesignated for the treatment of Russian soldiers wounded in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the situation has told Novaya Europe.

The Pletnev City Clinical Hospital in Moscow is to be “shut off so that only those who served in Ukraine can be treated”, Novaya Europe’s source said, adding: “After that they will shut the hospital down for good.”

Cystic fibrosis patients who are now being transferred to a different hospital in Moscow for treatment have confirmed this to be the case. The Pulmonology Research Institute at Moscow’s Sechenov University is expected to take over the lion’s share of outpatient care for cystic fibrosis patients in Russia.

Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic disease which causes the body to overproduce thick mucus, which particularly affects the lungs and digestive system. There are between 400–500 adults suffering from cystic fibrosis in Russia today.

Russians with cystic fibrosis currently only receive low-quality generic Russian versions of name brand medications that were originally developed abroad. These generic medications are often not tested and have not gone through rigorous purification processes and therefore can give unpredictable results when mixed with other medication.

Russian federal law stipulates that Russian pharmaceutical companies must be prioritised over foreign counterparts and therefore doctors can be dismissed for attempting to prescribe name brand medication. This is what happened with one of Russia’s leading pulmonologists Yelena Amelina, who was fired in 2023 after attempting to prescribe name brand drugs.

The lack of necessary treatment and medication in Russia leads Russians suffering from cystic fibrosis to look abroad for medical assistance. At least 20 cystic fibrosis patients and their families have left Russia due to a lack of necessary treatment, while others order medicine from countries such as Turkey, where no prescription is required to purchase cystic fibrosis medication.

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Op dinsdag 4 juni 2024 22:07 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:

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Turkije mag toch zelf bepalen wat het doet, net als Oekraïne dat mag om NAVO lid te worden. Het valt me wel op in dit topic als iets iemand niet gezind is er zo'n toon aangeslagen wordt terwijl ze bij Oekraïne steeds schreeuwen "aaach, eigen keuze blabla".